Seating for theaters and the like



March 24ff252 1,531,134 T. HODGES SEATING FOR THEATERS AND THE MHB Filed NOV. .13 1922 FIG 2 M/l EW re re.

HENRY TODD HODGES BY Hi5 ATT'ORNEY Patented Mar. 1925.

' HENRY ronnrronens, :OF'SYDNEY, Nn soUtrH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

snnrriroron-rnnarnns AND Tran LIKE.

; Application filed November 13, 1922. serial No. 600,708.

a To, all whom it may con-0cm,-

-Be it known that I, JHE'NRY T'o'DnHoDons,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

sidin at No. 350 George Street, Sydney, in the tate ofNew SouthW/Vales and'Commonwealthv of Australia, have invented new and useful Improved: "Seating for -Flheaters and the like, of which the following is specificationl I This invention has been specially devised in order to'provide improved seating for theaters and the like, of simplified, and strengthened, cheap, durable, efficient and hygienic construction and whereby the ordmary pairs of independent standards for each seat as hitherto used are dispensed with q thus reducing cost of manufacture and installation and leaving clearance under the seats for efliciently cleaning the floor.

' The improved seatmg for theaters and the likecomprises end and intermediate stand-- ards, rear and forward longitudinals or bearers the former of angle iron with its flan e forwardly disposed and'the latter of double or T angle iron with web downwards, diagonal struts from the standards to the forward longitudinal, a longitudinal rod through the standards just rearwardly of the forwardlongitudinal as a common axle for tilting seats pivotedupon said axle by lugs aflixedto the bottom of their respective frames, and a combined seat-back support and arm-rest bracket having a base adaptedto engage the rear longitudinal and to be bolted to the forward'longitudinal, a seat-back support with a channel at each side upstanding from said base at the requisite rearwardly inclined angle and a forwardly projecting solid arm-rest bracket extending from said back support and having a web extending to the base, or a skeleton bracket, with upper member and a supporting strut between the forward end thereof a and of the base. I

And in order that the invention may be readily understood the same will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Figure 2 is a plan. l

Figure3 is a plan with the backs and seats removed. a

Figure 4 is a sectional elevation on the line H 1n Figure 1.

Figure 5 isan outside elevation of a standard with seat back showing. I a Figure 6 1s an inside elevation of a standard.

the line 7.-7in Figurefl6. a v a Figure 8 is a partial sectional elevation of a bracket upon the 'longitudina-ls, and

Figure 9 is aside elevation of a bracket. The standards have flanged base 10 by which they are secured to the floor, say, by bolts 11, strut bolts orifice 12-, forward axle orifice 13, rearwardly inclined back 14 and upon the inner face back receiving channel 15, rear longitudinal supporting 111g 16 and forward longitudinal receiving and supporting socketed lug 17 and an arm-rest proection 18 upon the top of which is secured a bolster 19. A standard is positioned at each end of the seating and connected together by rear longitudinal 20 and forward longitudinal 21 the former (20) being bolted to the lugs 16 on the standards and the latter (21) fitting into the socketed lugs 17 on the standards and being secured and supported in position by diagonal struts 22 bolted to said standards and the forward longitudinal 21.

Intermediate back support and arm-rest 25 to engage the rear longitudinal 20 and Figure 7 is a transverse sectional plan) on in the forward end an axle orifice 26 to re ceive and support a common axle and in said end a bolt orifice 27 and upon each face of the rearwardly inclined back 14, a seat back receiving channel 28.

Each seat 29 is pivoted so that it may be tilted as ordinarily and has upon the under face of its frame at each side an orificed lug 30 through which the common axle 31 is passed after the seats have beenassembled, the end ofsaid axle assing through the orifices 13 in the stan ards and being retained by suitable nuts or pins.

The backs 32 slide into and are retained in position in the channels 28 upon opposed faces of each pair of brackets 18 and 15 upon the standard and 28 upon the nearest bracket. I The seatin is erected by assembling and bolting together a standard at each end of. rear and forward longitudinals therebeto the forward longitudinal, intermediate brackets upon the rear and forward longitudinals, positioning backs between the standards and nearest bracket and betweenthe brackets and positioning the seats upon the forward longitudinal between the brackets and passing the common axle through the axles holes of the standards the bracket base webs and the lugs uponthe seats and securing the axle ends in the standards.

The seat is so pivoted that when down in normal position it will rest upon the forward longitudinal which takes all the weight.

1. A seating construction comprising end standards, a'lug and socket formed with one face-of each standard, a front longitudinal of T-shaped cross section adapted'tobe seated within said socket, a rear longitudh nal adapted to be secured to said lug, an axle connecting said standards, a plurality of seats secured to said axle and adapted to rest upon said forward longitudinal when in a horizonalposition, arm rests arranged above said longitudinals, backs arranged between said arm rests, and a bolster connected to each arm rest, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

" 2. An improved seating comprising end standards, each standard consisting of a base portion having an arm rest formed therewith, a lug and socket formed with and projecting from one face of each standard, said arm rests having a channel way formed in one face and adjacent the rear end thereof, a rearward and forward longitudinal supported upon said lug and socket, an axle connecting said standards, an intermediate arm rest secured to said longitudinals having inclinedchannel ways formed upon the opposite faces thereof, seats pivotally connected to said axle, a dejecting rib formed with each intermediate arm rest having one end adapted to engage said rear longitudinal and its opposite end adapted to support said axle, backs adapted to be seated within said channels, and bolsters arranged upon said arm rests.

Dated this 16th day'of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

HENRY TODD noneuas. 

